Roanoke Stockyards Market Report

Roanoke, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

1,562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.68/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 527 lb · 40 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.77/cwt -7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 639 lb · 35 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.39/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 675 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,562	914	1,364
Feeder cattle	1,237	796	1,159
Slaughter cattle	225	78	113
Replacement cattle	100	40	92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	177.00	$177.00	$398	—
285–295	290	4	168.00–172.00	$170.03	$493	—
320–335	328	4	165.00–167.00	$166.02	$545	-23.98
375–395	382	11	158.00–162.00	$159.98	$611	—
415–447	437	23	154.00–160.00	$155.24	$678	-11.76
465–475	470	6	150.00–158.00	$154.04	$724	-5.96
515–519	517	15	150.00–153.00	$151.61	$784	-1.39
557–585	566	19	141.00–148.00	$144.03	$815	—
605–625	612	22	133.00–139.00	$134.75	$825	-6.23
655–660	657	3	130.00–135.00	$131.68	$865	-3.32
677 value added	677	28	138.00	$138.00	$934	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	4	150.00	$150.00	$615	-8.00
465–495	478	21	138.00–145.00	$143.18	$684	-3.63
505–525	513	6	140.00–146.00	$142.33	$730	-2.67
565–585	575	7	136.00–139.00	$137.87	$793	-3.01
615	615	1	130.00	$130.00	$800	-4.32
665	665	3	125.00	$125.00	$831	-6.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–585	576	5	130.00–131.00	$130.59	$752	-0.20
610–615	613	5	118.00–125.00	$122.21	$749	—
715	715	3	114.00	$114.00	$815	-6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	321	5	142.00–145.00	$143.18	$460	-2.76
375–380	378	7	144.00–147.00	$145.28	$549	-1.94
405–440	418	10	137.00–140.00	$138.51	$579	-2.04
455–475	465	15	134.00–138.00	$135.87	$632	-2.04
502–542	527	40	129.50–135.00	$130.68	$689	-0.88
555–580	564	12	128.00–133.00	$129.76	$732	-1.00
635–645	639	35	122.00–129.00	$122.77	$785	-7.77
720–730	726	5	112.00–115.00	$113.81	$826	—
765	765	3	110.00	$110.00	$842	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	5	140.00	$140.00	$455	—
425–445	434	6	130.00–136.00	$134.03	$582	—
455–480	466	6	126.00–129.00	$128.14	$597	-2.37
505–520	515	12	120.00–126.00	$124.51	$641	-1.27
565–590	577	11	120.00–126.00	$123.16	$711	-0.84
610–645	624	6	113.00–121.00	$117.56	$734	-3.69
660–670	663	6	110.00–115.00	$111.68	$740	—
770–775	773	3	101.00–103.00	$102.34	$791	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	130.00	$130.00	$488	±0.00
455	455	7	120.00	$120.00	$546	—
505–530	519	5	110.00–116.00	$114.38	$594	—
665–680	673	5	105.00–108.00	$106.61	$717	-3.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	4	168.00	$168.00	$529	-12.00
360–380	375	8	154.00–160.00	$157.24	$590	-0.76
415–440	421	8	151.00–158.00	$155.10	$653	+0.60
455–465	462	10	146.00–152.00	$149.58	$691	-2.42
525–545	535	6	139.00–141.00	$139.98	$749	-0.36
560–575	569	8	138.00–139.00	$138.37	$787	+1.46
630–645	637	9	130.00–138.00	$135.68	$864	+4.53
665–680	672	9	127.00–136.00	$131.75	$885	+4.76
745	745	2	126.00	$126.00	$939	+1.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	317	7	160.00–165.00	$163.15	$517	-6.85
360–365	361	4	149.00–152.00	$151.24	$546	+2.86
415–425	418	11	140.00–146.00	$143.27	$599	-3.38
480–495	491	8	137.00–140.00	$139.00	$682	-5.02
525–535	529	5	127.00–135.00	$131.76	$697	-3.39
565	565	2	127.00	$127.00	$718	-5.00
605–635	625	13	118.00–127.00	$122.41	$765	+1.59
680	680	4	120.00	$120.00	$816	—
705–740	721	7	114.00–117.00	$115.88	$835	—
775	775	3	110.00	$110.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	143.00	$143.00	$522	—
455	455	3	130.00	$130.00	$592	-4.82
530	530	4	120.00	$120.00	$636	-4.00
555	555	2	116.00	$116.00	$644	-4.66
640	640	2	115.00	$115.00	$736	+2.00
655–675	663	5	109.00–111.00	$110.19	$731	—
765	765	3	101.00	$101.00	$773	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1275	1078	80-85%	20	64.00–69.00	$65.94	$711	-5.98
755–1495	1080	80-85%	29	50.00–56.00	$54.28	$586	-17.64
735–1370	1110	80-85%	73	57.00–63.00	$59.94	$665	-5.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1000	930	85-90%	23	50.00–54.00	$51.00	$474	—
890–1020	953	85-90%	6	43.00–49.00	$46.32	$441	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1740	1560	75-80%	11	60.00–65.00	$62.59	$976	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1990	1537	14	77.00–82.00	$80.33	$1,235	—
1210–1950	1758	9	83.00–88.00	$85.03	$1,495	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–900.00	$855.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,212.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	700.00–950.00	$830.26
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,058.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	700.00–900.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–725.00	$656.25
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	575.00–675.00	$633.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00–600.00	$575.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	450.00–500.00	$475.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–575.00	$537.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	700.00–925.00	$867.86	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	675.00–775.00	$733.33	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.